Australia vs Canada: Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 75+, female

Australia
0.94
in 2010
Canada
0.61
in 2010
Australia rank
3rd
Canada rank
6th

Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 75+, female over time

  • Australia
  • Canada
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How they compare

Australia currently reports 0.94 against 0.61 in Canada, a difference of 0.33.

That makes Australia's figure about 1.5 times Canada's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Canada ahead.

Australia ranks 3rd and Canada ranks 6th of 144 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 3 and Canada in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Canada Difference Ahead
1960s 0.135 0.25 0.115 Canada
1970s 0.195 0.2 0.005 Canada
1980s 0.305 0.195 0.11 Australia
1990s 0.28 0.225 0.055 Australia
2000s 0.28 0.415 0.135 Canada
2010s 0.94 0.61 0.33 Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 75+, female, Australia or Canada?
Australia, at 0.94 against 0.61 in Canada as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 75+, female between Australia and Canada?
0.33, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Canada?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Australia and Canada rank globally for barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 75+, female?
Australia ranks 3rd and Canada ranks 6th of 144 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 75+, female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 75+, female
Source
Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
144 places, 1,584 data points, 1960–2010
Last refreshed

Average years of tertiary schooling, 75+, female is the average years of tertiary education completed among females over age 75.